We had a fantastic day, today! 157 in church! That is one of the best attendances we have had, and it wasn't a "special" day! No meals served, no holiday, nothing! Then after church we had our first Baptism Service using our baptistery, (unfinished though it may be! :-) 17 people were baptized this morning!!! What an incredible blessing. Right before the baptism, we had a couple stop us and tell us they had been working to get everything straighten out so they could get married and they were getting married this Friday! They asked if Tony and I would come to the court house to be their witnesses. In this culture we have so many people living in what they refer to as "Free Union", that it is a huge victory when they make the decision to get married. Right after church another couple told Tony that they were getting prepared and they wanted to be baptized the next time, we have a baptismal service!!
Yesterday, we had 30 ladies show up for our ladies meeting and 1 lady accepted Christ as her Savior after the meeting!
So you say, WOW!!! what could possibly go wrong after 2 days full of blessings?!?!?!
This evening we went back to church for an organizational meeting for our VBS. When everyone broke up into their small groups to go over some things, I went down stairs to check on the kids. One of our sweet ladies was down there, and she wanted to talk to me. Then she started crying...Well, you don't need to know all the details of our conversation, but it boils down to another lady in the church, allowing herself to be Satan's instrument to tear down and try to hurt another. After we got home, I sent the kids upstairs to play so Tony and I could talk. First thing Tony said, was, well, we've had a great day, so Satan is trying to steal our joy!
Well, it's not going to happen! Yes, we will have to deal with the situation, but this has been an incredible day of victory and blessing, and I am going to bask in it just a little bit more! :-)
So I invite you to bask in it with me! Praise the Lord with us for all of these blessings. Pray with us for wisdom to gently guide and council those the Lord places in our care. Pray for a great VBS this week, too! It will be Wednesday-Sunday.
Have a wonderful week!
Blessings,
Joy
3 comments:
Praise the Lord for the way He worked! We serve an incredible God! If we ever make a trip to Manta you could show us around.
Would love to, although it's not very big, so it wouldn't take very long, but it would be fun! :-)
Joy, what a wonderful blessing! We're rejoicing with you over the victories.
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